coulda got another MIA Fender but this guitar is far superior to anything they sell in Japan and as it was used and going for 1/4 the price it sold for new...it was an easy choice...absolutely beautiful guitar made with the best of everything that can be had at this time...Voo-Doo pups in it and was made to order for a guy who played SRV in bars...I don`t but as soon as I played it for 5 minutes I knew it was coming home with me and will be coming home to Canada with me as well...it`s a Momose, related to the same company that makes Bacchus...though it doesn`t have the name on the headstock, it is embossed in the neck pocket.